| Baccarat |
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The name of the game,A term derived from baccara, the Italian word for zero.
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| Baccarat en Banque |
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A variation of chemin de fer, where three hands are dealt and there are no set rules governing the bank's play. Also known as baccarat d deux tableaux.
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| Back line (Craps) |
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A term commonly used for the don't pass line.
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| Bad Rack |
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A special file kept by a central credit agency inNevada listing those gamblers who have dishonored or refused to pay their gambling debts.
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| Ball (Roulette) |
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The white plastic ball that is spun counter to the wheel's spin and which, when landing in a pocket, determines the payoffs for that spin of the wheel.
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| Banco (Chemin de Fer) |
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The term used by a player who decides to cover the entire bank bet.
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| Banco Prime |
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The privilege of the player to the bank's right to cover the entire bank bet when there is more than one player calling banco.
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| Bank, Bank Hand |
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The hand that is dealt to and acts last.
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| Bankroll |
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The stake a player uses to gamble with.
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| Bar, Bar Card Counters |
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A countermeasure by a casino prohibiting or removing players who are card counters.
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| Bar the 12 (Craps) |
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Barring the 12 as a winning bet for wrong bettors, making it merely a standoff. In this way the casino retains its edge over wrong bettors. Some casinos bar the 2 instead of the 12.
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| Bet |
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A wager, using cash or casino chips, on any gambling event in a casino.
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| Betting Right (Craps) |
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Betting that the dice will pass, or win. Betting Wrong (Craps): Betting against the dice; wagering that they will not pass.
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| Bettor |
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See Player
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| Big Bertha (Slots) |
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An oversize specialty machine placed in a casino as a novelty to attract players.
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| Big 6 and Big 8 (Craps) |
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A bet paying even money that either the 6 or 8 will come up on the dice before a 7 is rolled.
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| Big Six Wheel |
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A side game involving a wheel six feet in diameter containing fifty-four slots for symbols, which are bet on by the players.
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| Bills |
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An insider's term for $100 bills.
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| Bird Cage |
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Another term for chuck-a-luck.
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| Blackjack |
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The name of the game.A winning hand consisting of an ace and a ten-value card, dealt as the original two cardsof a hand.
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| Blank, Blank Ticket (Keno) |
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A piece of paper issued by the casino, containing the numbers 1-80, which the player marks to play keno.
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| Blower (Keno) |
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The device that blows air into the bowl or cage holding the marked and numbered Ping-Pong balls, mixing them and forcing twenty of them into the goose.
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| Board (Keno) |
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See Keno Board
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| Box Numbers (Craps) |
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See Place Numbers
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| Box man (Craps) |
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A casino executive who supervises the craps table from a seated position between two standing dealers
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| Break the Deck (Blackjack) |
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See Reshuffle
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| Bring Out (Craps) |
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A term used by the stickman exhorting players to make certain bets in order to have the point come up on the dice
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| Buck (Craps) |
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See Disk
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| Burn a Card (Blackjack) |
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Taking away the top card from the deck by the dealer, who places it unseen either at the bottom of the deck or in a separate plastic case.
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| Burned Cards (Baccarat) |
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Cards discarded after the decks have been cut and before actual play begins.
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| Bust, To Bust (Blackjack) |
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To hit a hand so that the total goes over 21, making it a losing hand.
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| Bust Card (Blackjack) |
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The designation of the 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 showing as the dealer's up card.
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| Bust Hand (Blackjack) |
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A hand totaling from 12 to 16 points, which when hit, might go over 21.
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| Buy the 4 and 10 (Craps) |
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Paying a 5 percent commission to the house in order to have the place numbers 4 and 10 pay off at correct odds of 2-1.
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| Cage |
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In keno, a bowl-like device holding the numbered Ping-Pong balls.In chuck-a-luck, the device holding the dice.See Cashier's Cage. |
| Caller (Keno) |
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The casino employee who operates the blower and goose, and who calls out the numbers selected during the game as each is forced into the goose. |
| Callman (Baccarat) |
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The dealer who runs or calls the game. |
| Cancellation System |
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See D'Alembert System |
| Cancel Button (Video Poker) |
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The button that enables a player to cancel a previous decision to hold a particular card before the draw. |
| Card Counter (Blackjack) |
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A player who keeps track of cards played out so that he can determine if the remainder of the deck or decks is favorable or unfavorable for him. |
| Caribbean Stud Poker |
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A form of poker played against the house, where the player's options are either to fold or double their bets. |
| Carousel (Slots) |
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The area provided by the casino for a group of Bally $1 machines. |
| Carre (Roulette) |
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The French term for a corner bet. |
| Cashier's Cage |
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The place, usually in the rear of a casino, where a player may redeem casino chips for cash or may transact certain credit arrangements, such as cashing checks. |
| Cash Out Button (Video Poker) |
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By pressing this button, the player will receive all coins previously credited to him by the machine. |
| Casino |
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The entire area or space used for gambling.The term for the house, the entity the gambler plays against when making a wager. |
| Casino Advantage |
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The edge the house has over the player in any game, usually expressed as a percentage, for example, 5.26 percent. |
| Casino Checks |
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The term used by casino personnel to designate their tokens, which are more commonly called chips. |
| Casino Chips |
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The common term for tokens issued by the casino in place of money, and having the equivalent value of cash according to their denominations. |
| Casino Manager |
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The executive who supervises the entire casino operation. |
| Catches (Keno) |
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The numbers chosen by the player that correspond to those selected by the operator, and show on the keno board during any particular game. |
| Center Field (Craps) |
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The stickman's term for the 9, since it is in the center of the field bet area. |
| Change Color |
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Changing casino chips into smaller or larger denominations. |
| Change Girl (Boy) |
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In slots, the person who aids players by changing their bills for coins to play the machines with. |
| Chemin de Fer |
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The name of the European form of baccarat, derived from the French term for railroad. |
| Chemmy |
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The English slang term for chemin de fer. |
| Chips |
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See Casino Chips |
| Chuck-A-Luck |
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A casino side game, rarely played, in which three dice are transferred at random from one cage to another. |
| Cold Dice (Craps) |
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Dice that aren't passing. |
| Colonne (Roulette) |
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The French term for a column bet. |
| Column Bet (Roulette) |
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A wager paying 2-1, whereby a player bets that the next spin of the wheel will come up on any one of twelve numbers in the column he's betting on. |
| Combination Bet (Roulette) |
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A bet on more than one event or on more than one number, using a single chip |
| Combination Ticket (Keno) |
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A versatile ticket that combines unequal groups of selected numbers to form various combinations |
| Come Bet (Craps) |
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Betting that the dice will pass after the come-out roll. |
| Come Box (Craps) |
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The area on the layout where come bets are made. |
| Come Out, Come-Out Roll (Craps) |
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The initial or first roll of the dice before a point has been established. |
| Commission |
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A fee paid to the casino by the player when making certain bets or when being paid off on certain bets in various games. |
| Comp |
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The expression, short for complimentary, used in Nevada casinos to designate free services furnished to gamblers. |
| Conditioning, Conditions (Keno) |
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The ways a bettor chooses to play his ticket, written as a fraction, such as 2/4, which translates to two four-spots |
| Corner Bet (Roulette) |
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An inside combination bet with one chip covering four numbers at onetime. |
| Correct Conditioning |
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Writing a ticket to correspond with the exact intentions of a player. |
| Counting Cards (Blackjack) |
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See Card Counter. |
| Cover, Cover the Bank |
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To wager enough so that the bank bet is entirely faded, or bet against by one or more players. |
| Craps |
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The name of the game.The roll of a 2, 3 or 12. |
| Craps Out (Craps) |
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The roll of a 2, 3 or 12 on the come out. |
| Credit Button (Video Poker) |
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A button that allows a player to
play out coins credited to him without using his own coins. |
| Credit Line |
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The amount of credit a player is entitled to at a casino. |
| Credit Manager |
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The executive in charge of the credit department of a casino. |
| Crew (Craps) |
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The four dealers who staff a craps table. |
| Crossroader |
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A crook who will cheat on anything he can, or steal whatever he can lay his hands on. |
| Croupier (Roulette) |
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The house employee in the European game who operates the roulette table with other croupiers; also the European term for the dealer in chemin de fer. |
